A baseball collides with a baseball glove. Which equation is used to calculate the force the glove exerts on the ball during the collision?
a force = mass x acceleration
b force = weight x acceleration
c force = mass x velocity
d force = weight x velocity
a force = mass x acceleration
The equation used to calculate the force the glove exerts on the ball during the collision is:
a) force = mass x acceleration.
The equation that is used to calculate the force the glove exerts on the ball during the collision is "a force = mass x acceleration", which is option a.
To understand why this equation is used, we need to consider Newton's second law of motion, which states that the force acting on an object is equal to the mass of the object multiplied by its acceleration.
In the case of a baseball colliding with a baseball glove, the force exerted by the glove on the ball depends on how quickly the ball's velocity changes during the collision. The force causes the ball to decelerate, and the faster it decelerates, the larger the force will be.
Acceleration is defined as the change in velocity divided by the change in time. During the collision, the ball's velocity changes as it slows down, so we can use the equation "force = mass x acceleration" to calculate the force exerted by the glove. The mass of the ball is multiplied by its deceleration (which is the same as the acceleration but in the opposite direction) to determine the force.